Common use of PRODUCTION STAFF Clause in Contracts

PRODUCTION STAFF. The following persons shall not be employed as principal performers with respect to the production of any commercial: persons on the payroll of the advertising agency; staff or crew of the production company; or any person involved in the casting process. This provision shall not be applicable (i) to animal handlers (appearing in a scene in which they handle animals), (ii) to actor/directors, actor/writers, or actor/producers, or singers engaged in similar activity, (iii) in emergencies on location and in studios. Producer shall pay to the Union, as liquidated damages, an amount equivalent to the minimum applicable session fee for each commercial for which such person is employed during a single engagement, up to a maximum of two such session fees.